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Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

The Education of a Craftsman

par Peter Korn ...

A furniture maker and author offers a mix of personal memoir and personal philosophy in a book perfect for craftspersons, artisans, and artists.Woodworking, handicrafts—the rewards of creative practice, bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own vision, make us fully alive. Peter Korn explains his search for meaning as an Ivy League-educated child of the middle class ... En savoir plus

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A furniture maker and author offers a mix of personal memoir and personal philosophy in a book perfect for craftspersons, artisans, and artists.Woodworking, handicrafts—the rewards of creative practice, bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own vision, make us fully alive. Peter Korn explains his search for meaning as an Ivy League-educated child of the middle class
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Woodworking Basics

Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship

par Peter Korn ...

With Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship, renowned instructor Peter Korn presents a comprehensive approach that has successfully guided hundreds of aspiring woodworkers through the fundamentals of the craft .This book is your ultimate resource for building a solid foundation in woodworking, whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills.Key Features:Proven ... En savoir plus

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With Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship, renowned instructor Peter Korn presents a comprehensive approach that has successfully guided hundreds of aspiring woodworkers through the fundamentals of the craft .This book is your ultimate resource for building a solid foundation in woodworking, whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills.Key Features:Proven
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Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

The Education of a Craftsman

par Peter Korn ...

Lu par Traber Burns ...

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5 heure 37 min

In this moving account, Peter Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice. We follow his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer and maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching and administration at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and then founds ... En savoir plus

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In this moving account, Peter Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice. We follow his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer and maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching and administration at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and then founds
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The Princess and the Prophet

The Secret History of Magic, Race, and Moorish Muslims in America

par Jacob Dorman ...

Lu par Chris Ruen ...

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11 heure 27 min

The just-discovered story of how two enigmatic circus performers and the cultural ferment of the Gilded Age sparked the Black Muslim movement in AmericaDelving into new archives and uncovering fascinating biographical narratives, secret rituals, and hidden identities, historian Jacob Dorman explains why thousands of Americans were enthralled by the Islamic Orient, and why some came to see Islam as ... En savoir plus

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The just-discovered story of how two enigmatic circus performers and the cultural ferment of the Gilded Age sparked the Black Muslim movement in AmericaDelving into new archives and uncovering fascinating biographical narratives, secret rituals, and hidden identities, historian Jacob Dorman explains why thousands of Americans were enthralled by the Islamic Orient, and why some came to see Islam as
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How Ike Led

The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

par Susan Eisenhower ...

Lu par Susan Eisenhower, Bernadette Dunne ...

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12 heure 40 min

**"**The work is clear-eyed but naturally imbued with a granddaughter's affection. Narrator Bernadette Dunne's amiable manner is a good match for the author's tone, objective but tinged with warmth...Dunne manages to go beyond the plain sense of the text to give us the author as an intelligent, sensible, well-spoken person who is examining an important life in a way that informs, pleases, and ... En savoir plus

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**"**The work is clear-eyed but naturally imbued with a granddaughter's affection. Narrator Bernadette Dunne's amiable manner is a good match for the author's tone, objective but tinged with warmth...Dunne manages to go beyond the plain sense of the text to give us the author as an intelligent, sensible, well-spoken person who is examining an important life in a way that informs, pleases, and
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April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America

par Michael Eric Dyson ...

Lu par Michael Eric Dyson ...

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6 heure 26 min

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., the prophet for racial and economic justice in America, was fatally shot while standing on the balcony of a Memphis hotel. Only hours earlier, he had ended his final public speech with the words, "I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." In this impactful book, acclaimed public ... En savoir plus

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On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., the prophet for racial and economic justice in America, was fatally shot while standing on the balcony of a Memphis hotel. Only hours earlier, he had ended his final public speech with the words, "I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." In this impactful book, acclaimed public
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Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun

Hernando de Soto and the South's Ancient Chiefdoms

par Charles Hudson ...

Lu par Gary Tiedemann ...

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21 heure 26 min

Between 1539 and 1542, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto led a small army on an expedition of almost four thousand miles across Southeastern America. De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries until the publication of Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun. Using a new route reconstruction, anthropologist Charles Hudson maps the story of the de Soto expedition, tying the ... En savoir plus

$48.99 CAD

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Between 1539 and 1542, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto led a small army on an expedition of almost four thousand miles across Southeastern America. De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries until the publication of Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun. Using a new route reconstruction, anthropologist Charles Hudson maps the story of the de Soto expedition, tying the
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At War With The Wind

The Epic Struggle With Japan's World War II Suicide Bombers

par David Sears ...

Lu par David Stifel ...

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18 heure 44 min

In the last days of World War II, a new and baffling weapon terrorized the United States Navy in the Pacific. To the sailors who learned to fear them, the body-crashing warriors of Japan were known as "suiciders"; among the Japanese, they were named for a divine wind that once saved the home islands from invasion: kamikaze.Told from the perspective of the men who endured this horrifying tactic, At ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

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In the last days of World War II, a new and baffling weapon terrorized the United States Navy in the Pacific. To the sailors who learned to fear them, the body-crashing warriors of Japan were known as "suiciders"; among the Japanese, they were named for a divine wind that once saved the home islands from invasion: kamikaze.Told from the perspective of the men who endured this horrifying tactic, At
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The Wrong Carlos

Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution

par James S. Liebman, The Columbia DeLuna Project ...

Lu par Johnny Heller ...

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10 heure 17 min

In 1989, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna, a poor Hispanic man with childlike intelligence, for the murder of Wanda Lopez, a convenience store clerk. His execution passed unnoticed for years until a team of Columbia Law School faculty and students found that DeLuna almost certainly was innocent. This book documents DeLuna's conviction, which was based on a single, nighttime, cross-ethnic eyewitness ... En savoir plus

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In 1989, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna, a poor Hispanic man with childlike intelligence, for the murder of Wanda Lopez, a convenience store clerk. His execution passed unnoticed for years until a team of Columbia Law School faculty and students found that DeLuna almost certainly was innocent. This book documents DeLuna's conviction, which was based on a single, nighttime, cross-ethnic eyewitness
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Radical Technologies

The Design of Everyday Life

par Adam Greenfield ...

Lu par Michael Butler Murray ...

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12 heure 14 min

Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future.We're told ... En savoir plus

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Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future.We're told
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The Edge of Anarchy

The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America

par Jack Kelly ...

Lu par Traber Burns ...

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11 heure 16 min

The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for AmericaThe Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill ... En savoir plus

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The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for AmericaThe Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill
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Tullahoma

The Forgotten Campaign that Changed the Civil War, June 23 - July 4, 1863

par David A. Powell, Eric J. Wittenberg ...

Lu par Al Kessel ...

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15 heure 11 min

July 1863 was a momentous month in the Civil War. News of Gettysburg and Vicksburg electrified the North and devastated the South. Sandwiched geographically between those victories and lost in the heady tumult of events was news that William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland had driven Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee entirely out of Middle Tennessee. The brilliant campaign nearly cleared the ... En savoir plus

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July 1863 was a momentous month in the Civil War. News of Gettysburg and Vicksburg electrified the North and devastated the South. Sandwiched geographically between those victories and lost in the heady tumult of events was news that William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland had driven Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee entirely out of Middle Tennessee. The brilliant campaign nearly cleared the
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